also: なつしろぎく
feverfew
A perennial herb (Tanacetum parthenium) traditionally used for fevers and migraines; also known as フィーバーフュー.
Feverfew is sometimes used in herbal tea.
Hiragana spelling, also acceptable but less common than katakana for this botanical term.
Kanji spelling exists but is rarely used; the plant name is almost always written in kana.
Compound of 夏 (natsu, 'summer') + 白菊 (shirogiku, 'white chrysanthemum'), referring to its daisy-like flowers that bloom in summer.